r/martialarts 3d ago

QUESTION Martial arts to get built

Hi Im 21 and got a little bit of muscle and a little bit of fat and do MUAY THAI on rare occasion (to learn how to fight and 2 to get built); I ask my instructors if there are any exercises I can do outside of class to get better and they shrug it off or say hit the heavy bag for 30 minutes. Anyway I was wondering what martial art would get me built the quickest or just built in general? And is the instructor advice sound

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u/datcatburd HEMA 2d ago

Eat a calorie surplus and lift heavy targeting hypertrophy. That's how you get built. Nothing to do with martial arts, unless you're into sumo. :D